Tag: Ivory Coast
victory assured for the majority in the senatorial elections
On September 16, in Côte d’Ivoire, a little more than 9,000 electors were called to vote to elect 64 senators, or almost two-thirds of the upper house. The remaining third…
the State decides to cap the price of rice, which is rising sharply
The Ivorian ministries of Commerce, Budget and Economy produced a decree at the start of the week Monday, September 16, to set a new ceiling price for several commodities, subject…
Nicolas Pépé officially leaves Arsenal for Trabzonspor
The Arsenal club confirmed on Saturday the departure of its Ivorian striker Nicolas Pépé, once the most expensive transfer in the history of the Gunners, who signed with the Turks…
In Ivory Coast, the police are hunting for “Gaddafi”, a new drug
A few days before the start of the school year, the police are increasing seizures and arrests, in order to fight against this new phenomenon, carried by social networks. In…
the electoral commission cancels the results of the vote in the Guémon region
In Côte d’Ivoire, the independent electoral commission was unable to proclaim the results of the regional elections in Guémon, in the west of the country. Violence and dysfunctions hampered the…
controversy in Cocody after the search of the town hall
In this upscale town in the district of Abidjan, the tension suddenly rose a notch on Tuesday evening, when gendarmes searched the town hall. And this, while the ballot had…
the lessons of a one-way double ballot
The time has come to take stock of the municipal and regional elections, which are widely observed because they were the last before the presidential election of 2025. The lessons…
the ballot took place calmly and without major incident
In Côte d’Ivoire, nearly 8 million voters were called to vote yesterday (Saturday) to elect mayors and presidents of regional councils. This is the last election before the presidential election…
local elections, a trial balloon for the 2025 presidential election
Nearly 8 million voters are called to the polls this Saturday in Côte d’Ivoire for the municipal and regional elections. The elections concern 31 regions and 201 municipalities. In total,…
Laurent Gbagbo rules out any boycott policy in the elections
In Côte d’Ivoire, the opponent Laurent Gbagbo met the press on Tuesday August 22 for an exchange on several themes: economy, internal politics, coup d’etat in Niger. The former president…